Major fleet refresh for Sykes Seafood is a big catch for Asset Alliance Group

Frozen fish and seafood supplier, Sykes Seafood, has taken delivery of 46 DAF trucks and six Gray & Adams fridge semi-trailers from Asset Alliance Group to manage its rapidly growing business. The Cheshire-based firm has refreshed its fleet with 40 DAF LF 290 rigids, fitted with Gray & Adams refrigerated bodies, and six New Generation…


Hollywood-backed Welsh coach firm teams up with Asset Alliance Group for fleet upgrade

Pats Coaches, the firm hired by Wrexham AFC’s Hollywood owners to stage the open-top bus parade following the club’s promotion to the Football League, has turned to Asset Alliance Group to update its fleet. The Wrexham-based business was behind the carefully planned operation that involved commissioning three double-decker buses, wrapping them in National League Champions…


Major deal for Asset Alliance Group as it helps logistics firm with 101-truck fleet renewal

Asset Alliance Group is providing The Green Group with 101 new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks, in one of the commercial vehicle specialist’s most significant deals of the year to date. The Yorkshire-based logistics provider has sourced 86 Mercedes-Benz Actros BigSpace tractor units from Asset Alliance Group, with an additional 15 Actros GigaSpace trucks joining the fleet…


Logistics provider racks up deal with Asset Alliance Group to spur business growth

AMCO has turned to Asset Alliance Group to finance a significant order of pallet racking to aid expansion of its warehousing operations. The Worcestershire logistics provider completed the deal for the Link 51 adjustable pallet racking with Asset Alliance Group’s General Asset Finance division to optimise capacity at its new 140,000 sq ft warehouse in Coventry. Mark…


New Commercial Director appointed to supercharge Asset Alliance Group bus and coach division

Experienced finance specialist Martyn Bellis has been appointed as Commercial Director of Bus & Coach at Asset Alliance Group. In the newly-created role, Bellis, 55, is tasked with enhancing the company’s offering to existing customers, as well as seeking to secure new business and maximising opportunities in the electric bus and coach market. “Given the…


Asset Alliance Group helps Stewarts of Tayside freshen up its fleet with 20 new vehicles

Fresh produce supplier Stewarts of Tayside has added 10 DAF New Generation XF 480 6×2 tractor units and 10 Gray & Adams refrigerated trailers to its fleet from Asset Alliance Group to help manage the growth of its business. The 44-tonne trucks are supplied on a three-year contract hire deal, while the trailers with dual temperature fridges arrive…


Bus and coach sector funding passes £500 million for Asset Alliance Group

Asset Alliance Group’s bus and coach division has reached a major milestone in its history after exceeding £500 million in funding vehicles for the sector. The transport solutions specialist has financed more than 2,500 buses and coaches since Forest Asset Finance was acquired by Asset Alliance Group in 2015. Spearheaded by founding directors, Michael Bycroft…


Asset Alliance Group aids construction equipment firm’s cost-cutting drive

JMS Plant Hire has added two new DAF XF 530 Super Space Cab 6×2 tractor units and three new Nooteboom 3-axle stepframe trailers, supplied by Asset Alliance Group, to its growing commercial vehicle fleet. The North Lanarkshire company has taken delivery of the trucks on a three-year contract hire deal, while the trailers arrive on a…


3D Trans Ltd sees crystal clear results from new Scanias supplied by Asset Alliance Group

Cheshire haulage business, 3D Trans Ltd, has added five new Scania R500 6×4 tractor units to its fleet from Asset Alliance Group. Supplied on a three-year full-service contract hire deal, the Scanias join a mixed fleet at the Widnes-based storage and transportation services company – including 15 MAN and seven DAF trucks – that are…


Asset Alliance Group wins another slice of Domino’s fleet with delivery of 31 new vehicles

Asset Alliance Group is supplying the UK’s leading pizza company Domino’s with 15 Mercedes-Benz trucks, eight Scania rigids and eight DAF tractors, in a significant deal that supports the company’s nationwide supply chain as well as its environmental ambitions. Supplied on a five-year full-service contract hire agreement, the Mercedes-Benz Actros 2532L 26-tonne trucks are fitted…


Celtic Travel returns to Asset Alliance Group to help upgrade its fleet

One of the largest independent coach operators in mid-Wales, Celtic Travel, has strengthened its relationship with Asset Alliance Group, to finance a further three new vehicles. The public transport operator has acquired a 12.8m Volvo B8R Plaxton Panther 3 on a hire purchase deal. PSVAR-compliant, the 53-seater will be used for private hire in Wales and across the UK. Asset…


Asset Alliance Group leaves Furniture Village sitting comfortably with supply of 23 trucks

The UK’s largest independent furniture retailer, Furniture Village, has extended its six-year relationship with Asset Alliance Group by refreshing part of its home delivery fleet with 15 MAN and eight DAF trucks. The 7.5 tonne DAF LF 180 and MAN TGL 7.190 vehicles, supplied on a five-year full-service contract hire agreement, will each make around…


Asset Alliance Group supports Scottish operator with full bus fleet upgrade

Bus and coach operator Whitelaw’s has completed a full bus fleet renewal programme after taking delivery of a final four new Volvo B8RLE 10.8 metre buses supplied by Asset Alliance Group. The low carbon single deck buses with MCV eVoRa bodywork have been supplied on a four-year operating lease and join a 36-strong fleet of…


Scottish haulage specialist invests in new trailers to ramp up waste recycling service

Yuill & Dodds has boosted the efficiency of its waste recycling operation after acquiring 10 new Tiger Trailers curtainsiders from Asset Alliance Group. The Hamilton-based haulage company has taken the trailers on a five-year operating lease as part of its fleet renewal programme. Joining a fleet of more than 100 commercial vehicles, the trailers will…


Asset Alliance Group Helps Eurocell Drive Down Environmental Impact

Eurocell, the UK’s leading specialist in PVC-U recycling, collection and extrusion, has underlined its green credentials by upgrading part of its fleet with six MAN 7.5 tonne trucks fitted with solar technology from Asset Alliance Group. The Derbyshire-based company has taken the trucks on a five-year full-service contract hire basis. They will be based at…


Asset Alliance Group expands its finance offer with new division and senior appointment

Award-winning commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group is broadening its funding support with a new General Asset Finance division that will provide competitive and flexible finance packages for investment outside of vehicles. Having carved a niche supplying trucks, trailers, buses, and coaches since its inception in 2010, the company is expanding into supporting customers of…


Warburtons on the rise as Asset Alliance Group replaces rentals with new generation DAFs

Asset Alliance Group has strengthened its ties with the UK’s largest bakery brand Warburtons, providing the business with 26 new DAF XF 480 tractor units. Supplied on a three-year full-service contract hire basis, the trucks are direct replacements for previous rentals supplied by the commercial vehicle specialist. The new assets, which join a fleet of…


New Director to spearhead asset management solutions at Asset Alliance Group

Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has appointed Marc Mellon into a new role as Director of Asset Management to continue to grow the company’s fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. The 45-year-old, who brings more than 20 years’ experience in commercial contract hire to the business, first had a taste of life at Asset…


Drivers and customers benefit from pair of new generation DAFs at P W Gates Distribution

Pallet and warehouse specialist P W Gates Distribution Ltd has taken delivery of two new generation DAF XG 530 FTG tractor units from Asset Alliance Group. The vehicles, supplied on a three-year full-service contract hire basis, are additions to a 49-strong commercial vehicle fleet – including seven previously provided by the Asset Alliance Group team.…


Asset Alliance Group’s support takes hire company to new heights

Plant and equipment specialists Enable Hire and Enable Welfare have doubled the size of their combined fleet with funding support from the Asset Finance team at Asset Alliance Group. The sister businesses, both based in Lingfield, Surrey, have acquired more than 40 new assets on hire purchase, including lighting equipment, vehicles and welfare cabins, allowing…


New appointments drive expansion in Asset Alliance Group’s Bus & Coach Division

Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group continues to strengthen its team making two new appointments in its bus and coach division. Scott Burke, who has supported funding in the bus and coach sector for 15 years, has been appointed National Sales Manager with a remit that covers strategic sales and unlocking new opportunities. His previous…


Exceptional service means trolley maintenance specialists no longer shop around

Access to high-quality vehicles and outstanding customer service has meant trolley repair, maintenance and refurbishment specialist TMS is exclusively working with Asset Alliance Group for all its fleet needs, including acquiring another two Don-Bur double-deck tail lift box van trailers. The business, based in Glasgow, runs a 42-strong fleet comprising two 18 tonne rigids, two…


New Business Development Manager for Asset Alliance Group’s Vendor Finance division

Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has appointed Ian Tranter as Business Development Manager for Vendor Finance – a division dedicated to providing an alternative and competitive source of finance for commercial vehicle dealers, manufacturers and vehicle solution specialists. Tranter brings more than 25 years of automotive asset finance industry experience to Asset Alliance Group,…


Davis Trackhire uses Asset Alliance Group to fund multi-million pound investments

Asset Alliance Group has financed 2,000 portable aluminium trackway panels worth more than £2m for Davis Trackhire, after first securing a deal to supply two new Scania drawbar outfits. The ground protection specialist based in Newmains, Scotland, first approached Asset Alliance Group about extending its 10-strong truck fleet with three new vehicles and agreed a…